Effects of insulin on endothelial and contractile function of subcutaneous small resistance arteries of hypertensive and diabetic patients

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 512-520

  De Ciuceis, Carolina ^a   Rizzoni, Damiano ^a   Porteri, Enzo ^a   Boari, Gianluca E M ^a   Zani, Francesca ^a   Miclini, Marco ^a   Tiberio, Guido A M ^a   Giulini, Stefano M ^a   Paiardi, Silvia ^a   Rizzardi, Nicola ^a   Platto, Caterina ^a   Agabiti Rosei, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Diabetes mellitus; Endothelium; Hypertension; Insulin; Microcirculation; Norepinephrine; Small vessels

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NOREPINEPHRINE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 50049135715     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000128604     Document Type: Article

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